Echolocating Towards Equality

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” I choose to live in Texas, I chose to get pregnant in Texas, and I chose to transition my child from fetus to child in Texas.” “It is a late hour, and I want to call upon my friend John Seagoe who said ‘let’s go with what we know’ I have 25 years of counseling and volunteering at a… Read more →

Tomorrow morning, at a ridiculous hour I’ll be flying to Vegas for the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender. I’ll be doing the work I signed up to do this March when I fundraised to get there and work on the Oral History Project – collecting the stories of burlesque performers so our history goes on for as long as we… Read more →

Aaaaand we’re back! After a nearly monthlong hiatus while we moved things over from one site to the other, we’re finally settled into the new home at feministsonar.com! There’s going to be a bunch of new articles coming onto the site in the next few days, lots of content I’ve been waiting to share with you. As a bonus, I… Read more →

Today there’s a hashtag on twitter #tellafeministthankyou – so I’m going to say a few thank you’s to people who’ve taught me, or who keep me writing. Thanks to my mom, Paula, for raising me as a feminist. Thanks to MTR, because talking about feminism in his office made me better at what I do. Thanks to Kenna and Lillian,… Read more →

Last week bionic eyes went on the market in the US and the Uk! (Please be aware, it’s a surgical shot for the link, if you’re squeamish about eyeballs this may not be the link for you) The only thing I want to know is – why on earth is it 99k? There are so many people who would benefit… Read more →

They were twins. Both deaf, both cobblers. They never married, were very close to their families, and they spent their days together. They suffered from other medical conditions such as spinal issues, but the full roster of their illnesses is unknown to me. On December 14th 2012 they chose to use the right of Belgian citizens to voluntarily euthanize themselves…. Read more →